A professional registered parliamentarian, Dave Bennett is a highly experienced organizational meetings, board governance, and association management consultant and trainer.
With over 25 years of experience as a Board Governance Consultant, Dave brings extensive knowledge working with boards of directors, associations, and individuals. His contributions include the development and review of key governance documents such as articles, bylaws, board governance policies, rules of order, terms of reference, and additional regulations. His clientele encompasses non-profit boards, charitable organizations, school boards, and a diverse array of other institutions.
With over 25 years of experience as a Board Governance Consultant, Dave brings extensive knowledge working with boards of directors, associations, and individuals. His contributions include the development and review of key governance documents such as articles, bylaws, board governance policies, rules of order, terms of reference, and additional regulations. His clientele encompasses non-profit boards, charitable organizations, school boards, and a diverse array of other institutions.
Dave offers support in governance document creation or revision, board orientation, meeting planning, counsel for presiding officers navigating complex issues before or during meetings, and targeted training for board members and staff.
Further information on Dave’s career and experiences can be found at https://ca.linkedin.com/in/DaveBennettConsulting
With over 25 years of experience as a Board Governance Consultant, Dave brings extensive knowledge working with boards of directors, associations, and individuals. His contributions include the development and review of key governance documents such as articles, bylaws, board governance policies, rules of order, terms of reference, and additional regulations. His clientele encompasses non-profit boards, charitable organizations, school boards, and a diverse array of other institutions.
Dave offers support in governance document creation or revision, board orientation, meeting planning, counsel for presiding officers navigating complex issues before or during meetings, and targeted training for board members and staff.
Further information on Dave’s career and experiences can be found at
The CMA engaged Dave Bennett as a parliamentarian and meeting support specialist to assist with its Annual General Meeting (AGM). He exceeded our expectations thanks to his in-depth knowledge, professionalism, and approachability. He provided expert guidance on a variety of scenarios and documents, setting up the CMA for a well-managed AGM. Dave also developed and delivered a series of excellent parliamentary training sessions for our AGM chairs. His engaging content and practical teaching style was extremely well received by everyone in attendance. Additionally, Dave has an impressive ability to provide sound advice on parliamentary procedures in real time, which instills trust and confidence among participants.
Canadian Medical Association